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Partner with NCHE in Serving Home Educators in NC and Beyond

Membership

Become part of an organization devoted to serving NC homeschoolers. Help us advance our threefold purpose: PROTECT the freedom of educating at home, PROVIDE encouragement & support to families who choose home education for their children, and PROMOTE home education as an educational alternative

Dwayne Bond is passionate about being a husband and father. He and his wife, Leslie, have been married for almost twenty-four years and reside in Wesley Chapel, NC with their three children. They have had the privilege of homeschooling for the past sixteen years. Dwayne serves as the Lead Pastor of a multi-ethnic, gospel-centered church in South Charlotte (Wellspring Church). In addition, he periodically serves as an adjunct seminary professor in counseling. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland (B.S. in Finance), Liberty University (M.A. in Religion) and Capital Bible Seminary (M.A. in Counseling). He currently is completing his dissertation for his Ph.D. in Professional Counseling at Liberty University.

Davis Carman is passionate about being a husband and father. He and the wife of his youth, Rachael, have been married for twenty-seven years and are blessed with seven children age ten to twenty-three years old. They live south of Charlotte, NC where they have enjoyed the adventures of homeschooling for eighteen years. Davis is the president of Apologia Educational Ministries, a leading publisher of creation-based science, biblical worldview and apologetics curricula designed specifically for homeschoolers. Under Davis’ leadership, Apologia now provides online courses through Apologia Academy and social networking through Apologia World. In addition, Apologia publishes books, planners and other resources that encourage and provide practical help for homeschooling families, plus spiritual inspiration for moms via Real Refreshment Retreats. Davis is committed to staying true to the Apologia mission — to help homeschoolers learn, live and defend the Christian faith. Since 2002, Davis has served on the board of North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE). He is also the North Carolina Ambassador for The Home School Foundation, which is a ministry dedicated to helping homeschooling families in need. Davis is the author of two illustrated children’s books designed to instill a biblical worldview: Good Morning, God, which is based on Deuteronomy 6 and A Light for My Path, which is an alphabet book based on Psalm 119.

Spencer Mason and his wife, Debbie, homeschooled their four children from birth through high school, starting in 1981. Now their four grandchildren are being homeschooled. Spencer has served on the NCHE board for twenty-seven years—serving in several different positions, including twice as president. He now serves as law and policy director where he managed the successful campaign to improve our homeschool law in 2013. Under his leadership, NCHE maintains a respected voice on both sides of the aisle in the legislature. In addition to his board position, he is now serving as the NCHE executive office manager.

Kevin McClain and his wife, Brea, started homeschooling in 2002. Kevin has a master’s in education, instructional technology, from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in educational studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he works as an educational technologist. In 2010, he joined NCHE's board as education vice president. He served as NCHE president from 2012-2016.